Roll of Honor
Incident
City Marshal Billy Warren was shot and killed in front of the county courthouse on North Spring Street by one of his deputy marshals who held a grudge against him.
Marshal Warren had arrested a female suspect who was wanted for stealing jewelry from an employer and returned her the city from Ventura. Marshal Warren's deputy believed he was entitled to the $100 reward and confronted the marshal about it as he left the courthouse. When the deputy marshal attempted to strike Marshal Warren with his cane the marshal fired at him with a pocket Derringer, but missed.
The deputy marshal then shot Marshal Warren with a Colt revolver and violently beat him until bystanders separated them. A second deputy marshal who was exiting the courthouse was also wounded. Marshal Warren succumbed to his wounds later that night.
The man who murdered him was arrested but later released. Several years later he was killed by his own nephew whom he had been threatening.
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156 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
City Marshal Warren gave the Los Angeles Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
City Marshal William Warren is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,787 officers honored here.
In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Los Angeles Police Department, 115 of 240 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Warren's cause is highlighted.
How William Warren Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William Warren is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. William Warren was killed by handgun.
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